The case for cameras: a smart way to regulate nuisance bars and strip clubs
Ordinance would require exterior monitoring of delinquent bars.
Category: Government & Politics
The city should get a bigger chunk of hotel tax revenue, report says
The report says New Orleans should get at least $12 million more annually from the hotel taxes, and that all 16 hotel taxes should be reexamined by the state legislature.
Death penalty repeal gaining momentum — but needs your support
Pope Francis is unwavering in his opposition to capital punishment.
Abortion access in Louisiana could soon be reduced to a single physician
A 2014 law set to take effect next month could leave only one clinic in the state. This week, lawyers seeking to overturn it tried to delay an appeals court ruling upholding it. They were denied. Now, the only place for them to go is the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tough choices ahead for Louisiana’s struggling water systems
An infrastructure review graded the state’s drinking water systems at D-minus. Billions of dollars will be needed to repair and upgrade these public systems, and it’s not clear where all that money will come from. But drilling private wells simply isn’t an option for most residents.
Two perspectives on New Orleans at 301: a celebration of resilience, a call for rebellion
A Tulane scholar ponders books by Jason Berry and Clyde Woods.
Council postpones votes on Entergy plant repeal, $5 million fine
Vote on plant repeal, fine over paid-actor scandal pushed to February.
Council members to offer resolution to repeal Entergy power plant approval
The council approved the controversial $211 million gas plant in a 6-1 vote last year. But three council members have concluded that an "astroturfing" scandal, uncovered by The Lens, disrupted the process. They're offering a resolution to repeal the vote.
Zooming in on ACORN’s Wade Rathke and a time before the far right owned ‘populism’
Founder is sowing seeds for an international ACORN revival.
Cantrell PAC responds to tourism leader’s ‘unhinged’ Lens interview
Perry, president of New Orleans & Company, slammed city government in Behind The Lens interview.
